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June 23, 2011 – New Zealand Prime Minister and Tourism Minister, the Rt Hon John Key, officially opened two new upscale Hilton Worldwide hotels in Queenstown today. Hilton Queenstown and Kawarau Hotel managed by Hilton are located in Hilton Worldwide’s Kawarau Village lakeside retail and dining precinct.
The openings of the 178-room Hilton Queenstown and 98-room Kawarau Hotel managed by Hilton, represent the global brand’s entry into the international year-round resort town and expand Hilton Worldwide’s portfolio in New Zealand to four hotels.

The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) announced today that its private equity funds have agreed to acquire Antares Restaurant Group in New Zealand from Anchorage Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) announced today that its private equity funds have agreed to acquire Antares Restaurant Group in New Zealand from Anchorage Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Hilton has announced two new appointments to the management team at its new Kawarau Village development, which includes the five star 178-room Hilton Queenstown and the four star plus 98-room Kawarau Hotel, managed by Hilton.
Marketing expert Rosie Turner has been named Marketing Communications Manager while Noreen Bancale takes on the role of Finance Manager for the hotels and Village.

Founder of Gullivers Travel Associates (GTA), David Babai, is back in business, re-entering the wholesale tourism industry by taking on the chairmanship of G2 Travel.
G2 will concentrate on group travel, with key origin markets being Asia, Middle East, Australia, North America and Europe. The G2 team believes this market segment will create a sustainable competitive advantage because there is substantial value in the creativity of tour design.

Hilton Worldwide has launched an online tool designed to make searching, planning and booking a meeting or event with Hilton properties across Australasia even easier.
In conjunction with the launch of the website, a special promotion, called ‘Flexible Meetings, Flexible Offer’ will be available to any event planner booking at any one of the 15 Hilton properties across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and French Polynesia.

Article - 2012-06-12 16:01

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